Telegram-herald., 1887-07-27
CAUGHT sY SPIES.
Government Detectives Cause Consterns'
tioa Among tho Druggists.


tion Among tho Druggists.
Considerable excitement was created yes
terdsy morning by the arrest of eleven well
known druggists upon charges OF selling
liquor as beverage. the complaints heirg
sworn cut by Walter 5. Deveseaux. De-
sersax. 1t appears. is Government detect
i've. who came here from Chicago last week,
accompanied by another detective, and at
cEce went o work upon the different drug
gists in Musxegon. The men were gentle
manly. plausible and generally made pur-
chsses OF fishing tackle, siterward trying 10
get liquor Tor drinking purposes. In case
Of the eleven arrested they claim 10 have
been successful. Following are the names
of the accused, with the date upon which
the ofensesweIe alleged 10 have been COM
mitted:
Joseph Bedard. Pine-st.. July "A. one half
pint OF liquor; Carroll Moore. Ottawa-st.
July %. one glass OF liquor; G. l.. Brund-
age. July 10. one glass Of liquor; George
| Wheeler, July le. one glass and one-half
pint OF liquor; Using Feighner, North
Muskegon, July -, one glasssand one-half
| pint of liquor; Victor BeTgeron, Western
ave July 20. one glass and one-half pint of
liquor, Watson A. Sibley. July ~, one glass
| Haven. North Muskegon, July 22, one
glass and one-half pint of liquor; DIR. t. ID.
| Quinn. July 10. one glass OF liquor; John
Meyers, July TO- one glass and one half pint
| liquor Alexander Ecxermann, Pine-st.,
one-hsif pint liquor.
| The ten trst named waived examination
and gave bonds 10 appear for trial. The
| trials will take place al the October term Of
| the Circuit Court, and the bail given was
4 A. L.
| man however demanded an examination,
and will have it before Justice Beardsley on
| Saturday next
The detectives were both young and
harmless looking men, and nobody here
| seemed TO have any suspicion of their yoca-
| ton or the work they were doing. nor is it
easy to trace the ones who set them at
| work in these particular cases. officials here
| knowing nothing about it until arrests
| were made.
The warrants were made out and issued
under Section Is Of Act $50, as amended
| The statute ssvs that when complaint is
made the justice shall not require security
for costs, as in other cases provided, but
| that he shall issue the warrants after exam
! ing witnesses as required. 1t also saws the
! Prosecuting Attorney shsh prosecute. The
| penalty for such violslons Of this law IS q
fine OF not less than SIS or more than s2O1
| and costs or imprisonment Tor not less ten
DAYS or more than ninety days.
Attempts were made at other places by
| these men but without success At these
places they pursued the same tactics. pur
| chasing fishing tackle or other trih.ne
things, and then asking for the liquor. /.
f. Hopkins, Third-st., refused them. AT j
r. Tweedsies they tackled the soda fount-
ain. asking for soda with a "siick" in il
AF Tweedsie says he declined. At Fred
Negmeister's they purchased fishing tackle
bat were promptly refused liquor TO drink
A, Fred Brundsge's they bought fishing
tackle. but were told by the clerk thai
they could not have liquor. Or. J. Var
DENSE, Of PiDe-ss., and A. w. Steven
scu. OF LowertOwn. promptly declined
A. Jacob Jessons also they made sr
attempt o get llQuOr. but were promptly
refused The affair. as might be expected
has createdquite r ell IN business circles
and promises "a become still more interest
ing ere the whole mater Is settled and the
| cases all ds idsd. Tne result Of Saturday I
examination in Mr. Eckermanr : case i
watched for with interest There has beer
rumors thas detectives bad been at work in
Grand Rapids. but nothing Nas known o
their being here dntil the arrests wer'
made It Is surmised that the detective
came here at the instance Of some of ouI
ssloonkeepers.